sábado, novembro 06, 2010

[UK]Breast cancer awarenessA transgender bus driver has donned her best pink outfit to raise money for breast cancer awareness.Kaye Warren, 51, from Darlington, lost her mother to breast cancer three years ago and decided to do something something a little different to raise money and awareness. (Photo: Marking Wear It Pink Day are transgender bus driver Kaye Warren, in Tubwell Row, Darlington)

[UK/USA]Transgender, Transsexual, Gender Identity Disorder: What is It?Teens undergo many identity issues as they progress from middle school to high school. A few even face a more difficult question of identity-gender identity. When society expects people to be male or female based on physical birth traits, gender identity issues can be confusing and isolating.

[South Africa]Caster Semenya is having trouble finding sponsors after gender controversyThe investigation surrounding Caster Semenya's gender may be over, but her troubles have not ended.After becoming the first black South African woman to win gold at a world championship in Berlin last August, and being labeled the country's "Golden Girl," companies are hesitant to back the 19-year-old whose reputation has been tarnished by a gender controversy and 11-month layoff from competition.

[NM, USA]Transgender speaker: 'Don't be afraid'Like any other nearly 62-year-old man on the planet, Jamison Green looks a little different than he used to. His hairline is receding. His beard is graying. He's less lean than when he was on the high school ski team, or when he worked as a construction cable splicer.

[OH, USA]Transgender Prostitute Beats Up Would-Be RobberA teen tough thinking that a cross-dressing hooker would be an easy mark found himself on the receiving end of a beating when he tried to rob him, according to an Oct. 26 story published in the Cincinnati Enquirer.